My Nips are healed & Baby Latched Back on!!

I know that some of you have been following my struggle with Benjamin and cracked bleeding nipples! so I've been pumping a good deal, and he's been taking the bottle very well. But my nipple butter just came in today. so I was very worried that once my nips got healed, he would not be able to latch and we would have to exclusively pump. Well I am proud to say that he is latched on now to the left boob! So we're making progress!! thanks to everyone who encouraged me and cheer me on! I had never had a single issue breastfeeding until baby number 6!

Yay that’s so awesome! I’m gojng through something really similar, my baby’s latch is SO (significant other) PAINFUL!! I don’t remember it being like this with my first. I dread the evening cluster feeds 😳 but I’ve been slathering on nipple butter like crazy. I haven’t broken out my pump yet but I’ve been contemplating it. Lactation consultant said it’s due to tongue/lip ties and to get revised but my daughter had those also (worse than my son) and we were able to get through it without doing the procedure. So encouraging to read it’s gettjng better for you!

Congrats! I always love reading your posts...so positive and real! Moms like you are my heroes hanging in there with breastfeeding and managing all the other kids. I’m on my third baby and REALLY dislike breastfeeding and want to quit every night, but I’ll hang in there as long as I can. Taking it day by day. My boobs are large and my nips are small...no cracking but she can’t get a deep enough latch and the LC said she’s compressing the nerves in my nipples, which is horribly painful. I’m so glad things are going better for you and baby Benjamin...maybe my LO (little one) will get there one day.

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